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Is my incision healing properly?

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So I'm a 1st time mom, just had my son on the 25th(merry christmas!) I am just so paranoid that my incision is or will get infected, I'm not sure its normal to feel a pinching like pain and for some redness near some of my staples( there has been no oder,discharge or fever), also I'm going in to have my staples removed today, does that hurt or not?

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Congratulations on your special Christmas present!
I would say "don't worry"! The thing that struck me more than anything after the birth of our daughter was just how little mothers are told about how their tears / cuts / stitches / perineum / swelling etc. and how it might all heal.
I'm sure that it will be a matter of deep concern to you, especially as it's your first time, but the advice from our midwife was 1) give it time 2) keep it clean (just water) and 3) don't worry if it's not how you expect at first.
For example, it might be possible to see fairly deep "holes" between stitches, and these might be alarming. However, they will most likely heal up from the bottom of the hole to the top, and disappear! You might find you are flatulent, or that your scars might feel odd, but all these things will probably sort out.
There's a lot more I could say, but I've run out of characters, so I''l just say: don't panic, don't expect everything to be normal in five minutes!

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